Why do startups often have blog pages? is it for SEO?
(ycombinator.com)
Why do startups often have blog pages? is it for SEO?
Why do startups often have blog pages? is it for SEO?
Show HN: Gumshoe.ai – SEO for AI
(ycombinator.com)
Hi HN,<p>We're Todd and Patrick, the founders of Gumshoe (https://app.gumshoe.ai/go). Between us, we have like 50 years of experience in early-stage startups. For better or worse, I helped build one of the original meme sites (ICanHasCheezburger), so it’s partially my fault that there are so many cat photos on the internet. Around the same time, Patrick built Starwave (which is now ESPN Fantasy Sports) and later cofounded UrbansSpoon.<p>We’re now building Gumshoe to help companies understand how AI talks about their brand.
Hi HN,<p>We're Todd and Patrick, the founders of Gumshoe (https://app.gumshoe.ai/go). Between us, we have like 50 years of experience in early-stage startups. For better or worse, I helped build one of the original meme sites (ICanHasCheezburger), so it’s partially my fault that there are so many cat photos on the internet. Around the same time, Patrick built Starwave (which is now ESPN Fantasy Sports) and later cofounded UrbansSpoon.<p>We’re now building Gumshoe to help companies understand how AI talks about their brand.
Google Quality Raters Guidelines Warns of Significant Scrolling on Recipe Blogs
(seroundtable.com)
Another update in the revised Google Quality Raters Guidelines that was updated on January 23rd was that they added a section for recipe sites and said that requiring "significant scrolling" or making it hard to find the jump to recipe button is not a good thing.
Another update in the revised Google Quality Raters Guidelines that was updated on January 23rd was that they added a section for recipe sites and said that requiring "significant scrolling" or making it hard to find the jump to recipe button is not a good thing.
Show HN We launched our first digital product – hard lessons as Indie Developers
(alt-generator.ai)
Our plugin helps you align with EAA guidelines by automatically generating high-quality, accessibility- and SEO-friendly alt text in multiple languages.
Our plugin helps you align with EAA guidelines by automatically generating high-quality, accessibility- and SEO-friendly alt text in multiple languages.
Ask HN: AI bots everywhere – does anyone have a good whitelist for robots.txt?
(ycombinator.com)
My niche little site, http://golfcourse.wiki seems to be very popular with AI bots. They basically become most of my traffic. Most of them follow robots.txt, and that's nice and all, but they are costing me non-trivial amounts of money.
My niche little site, http://golfcourse.wiki seems to be very popular with AI bots. They basically become most of my traffic. Most of them follow robots.txt, and that's nice and all, but they are costing me non-trivial amounts of money.
Ask HN: Why buy domains and 301 redirect them to me?
(ycombinator.com)
Say I'm running a SaaS product, example.com.<p>Somebody has bought several domains like getexample.com, buyexample.io, joinexample.net, and is 301 redirecting them to example.com.<p>What's their play here? Is this setup for a phishing attack in the future? Are they just going to try and sell the domains to me in the future? Not encountered behaviour like this before (or at least, I don't know if this is the beginning phase of a common scam)
Say I'm running a SaaS product, example.com.<p>Somebody has bought several domains like getexample.com, buyexample.io, joinexample.net, and is 301 redirecting them to example.com.<p>What's their play here? Is this setup for a phishing attack in the future? Are they just going to try and sell the domains to me in the future? Not encountered behaviour like this before (or at least, I don't know if this is the beginning phase of a common scam)
How to generate OpenGraph images with Astro and Satori
(skyfall.dev)
Generating OpenGraph images for your Astro site is an easy way to increase click-through rates and make link previews more appealing. Here's how to set them up!
Generating OpenGraph images for your Astro site is an easy way to increase click-through rates and make link previews more appealing. Here's how to set them up!
Escaping Google's manual reputation penalty and resuming business as usual
(recleudo.com)
We’ve already seen how Finixio/Clickout’s assets were hit with serious penalties in the days following Google’s algorithm update. I have no idea whether those penalties were manual, or algorithmically applied, though I have a hunch they were manual. But they destroyed the ranking of pages that funnelled, collectively, millions of visits a month into a network of gambling and crypto sites.
We’ve already seen how Finixio/Clickout’s assets were hit with serious penalties in the days following Google’s algorithm update. I have no idea whether those penalties were manual, or algorithmically applied, though I have a hunch they were manual. But they destroyed the ranking of pages that funnelled, collectively, millions of visits a month into a network of gambling and crypto sites.
Show HN: Find Domains Fast (Prices, SEO, AI and Alerts)
(indomain.co)
Find the best prices on new domains and renewals with inDomain, so you can keep your costs low and maximize your savings.
Find the best prices on new domains and renewals with inDomain, so you can keep your costs low and maximize your savings.
Google, the search engine that's forgotten how to search
(semking.com)
If you work in the SEO industry, you may be blinded by the lights. The noise can be deafening. You may trust most of Google’s official statements. Many in the search community blindly believe Google but I’m glad not everyone does.
If you work in the SEO industry, you may be blinded by the lights. The noise can be deafening. You may trust most of Google’s official statements. Many in the search community blindly believe Google but I’m glad not everyone does.
Ask HN: Which website SEO analysis tool would you recommend?
(ycombinator.com)
As a startup aiming to improve website rankings, which website SEO analysis tool is more user-friendly and effective?
As a startup aiming to improve website rankings, which website SEO analysis tool is more user-friendly and effective?
I tried to buy a guest post on TechCrunch.com
(techcrunch.com)
A few times per day, I get a message that asks something along the lines of: “How much do you charge for a guest article on TechCrunch?” People are trying to get inbound links from TechCrunch for SEO reasons. The theory is: A link from TechCrunch gives your site trustworthiness in the eyes of Google, and so it’s worth doing. But is that what’s really happening here?
A few times per day, I get a message that asks something along the lines of: “How much do you charge for a guest article on TechCrunch?” People are trying to get inbound links from TechCrunch for SEO reasons. The theory is: A link from TechCrunch gives your site trustworthiness in the eyes of Google, and so it’s worth doing. But is that what’s really happening here?
Show HN: I built our SEO workflow into a simple tool for small dev teams
(getpostie.com)
Generate high-quality, search-optimized blog posts with AI assistance. Built for small teams who want to attract more traffic with less effort.
Generate high-quality, search-optimized blog posts with AI assistance. Built for small teams who want to attract more traffic with less effort.
A Guide to Server-Side Rendering
(builder.io)
Server-side rendering (SSR) has been around for a while, but it's worth exploring further. This technique can make your web apps faster and more SEO-friendly.
Server-side rendering (SSR) has been around for a while, but it's worth exploring further. This technique can make your web apps faster and more SEO-friendly.
They want your ethics for $105
(ntietz.com)
If you have a blog, you've probably gotten those emails that want to "collaborate" on a guest post—which often means "let us post sketchy links for SEO purposes."
If you have a blog, you've probably gotten those emails that want to "collaborate" on a guest post—which often means "let us post sketchy links for SEO purposes."
Tell HN: Robots.txt pitfalls – what I learned the hard way
(ycombinator.com)
As an indie blogger and SEO enthusiast, I foolishly updated my robots.txt file to prevent indexing of certain unwanted parts of my site, leading to subtle repercussions that I couldn't have foreseen.
As an indie blogger and SEO enthusiast, I foolishly updated my robots.txt file to prevent indexing of certain unwanted parts of my site, leading to subtle repercussions that I couldn't have foreseen.
The Billion-Dollar World of Parasite SEO: How to Cash In
(larslofgren.com)
Parasite SEO is when a third-party company partners with an established domain, then posts a bunch of SEO content to make a bunch of money.
Parasite SEO is when a third-party company partners with an established domain, then posts a bunch of SEO content to make a bunch of money.
Ask HN: Alternatives to Yoast SEO for non-WordPress sites
(ycombinator.com)
We want to move our websites from wordpress to another CMS, and there are plenty of better options out there for our use case, mostly static web sites with a few updates per month.
We want to move our websites from wordpress to another CMS, and there are plenty of better options out there for our use case, mostly static web sites with a few updates per month.
SiteOne Crawler – big tool with no users
(siteone.io)
Free website analyzer and exporter you will ♥ as a Dev/DevOps, QA engineer, SEO specialist, website owner or consultant.
Free website analyzer and exporter you will ♥ as a Dev/DevOps, QA engineer, SEO specialist, website owner or consultant.
Google Cache is fully dead
(seroundtable.com)
Google has now totally disabled the Google Cache from completely working. Earlier this year, Google removed the cache link from the search result snippets. Then a couple of weeks ago, added links to the Wayback Machine. Now, the direct link to see the Google Cache has been fully disabled.
Google has now totally disabled the Google Cache from completely working. Earlier this year, Google removed the cache link from the search result snippets. Then a couple of weeks ago, added links to the Wayback Machine. Now, the direct link to see the Google Cache has been fully disabled.
Ask HN: What do you use for your personal blog?
(ycombinator.com)
I want to create a simple, SEO friendly personal blog.
I want to create a simple, SEO friendly personal blog.
Forbes Marketplace: The Parasite SEO Company Trying to Devour Its Host
(larslofgren.com)
Are you sick of Forbes appearing in search results?
Are you sick of Forbes appearing in search results?
The Post-Jamstack Era: Just Use Rails
(judoscale.com)
Let’s talk about ‘static sites’ / ‘public sites’ / ‘marketing websites’ — whatever you might call them in your organization. It’s your façade. Your company’s digital face. Where all of your SEO juice pours in and you hope that Google indexes favorably! That project that you probably don’t touch all that often, probably don’t want to, and yet somehow get co-oped into fully rebuilding every 2-3 years (why is that?!). You’re reading this on ours right now 😁.
Let’s talk about ‘static sites’ / ‘public sites’ / ‘marketing websites’ — whatever you might call them in your organization. It’s your façade. Your company’s digital face. Where all of your SEO juice pours in and you hope that Google indexes favorably! That project that you probably don’t touch all that often, probably don’t want to, and yet somehow get co-oped into fully rebuilding every 2-3 years (why is that?!). You’re reading this on ours right now 😁.
Show HN: I made an AI-powered link building tool that automates outreach
(linkdr.com)
Land High-DR backlinks automatically. Rank higher, faster. Scale your link building outreach with 75% less effort.
Land High-DR backlinks automatically. Rank higher, faster. Scale your link building outreach with 75% less effort.